Labor migration is associated with lower rates of underweight and higher rates of obesity among left-behind wives in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Labor migration is associated with lower rates of underweight and higher rates of obesity among left-behind wives in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Among Bangladeshi men, international labor migration has increased ten-fold since 1990 and rural to urban labor migration rates have steadily increased. Labor migration of husbands has increased household wealth and redefined women’s roles, which have both positively and negative...

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Main Authors: Kristin K. Sznajder, Katherine Wander, Siobhan Mattison, Elizabeth Medina-Romero, Nurul Alam, Rubhana Raqib, Anjan Kumar, Farjana Haque, Tami Blumenfield, Mary K. Shenk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Globalization and Health
Subjects:
Nutrition transition
Migration
Rural wives left behind
Chronic disease
Bangladesh
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-021-00712-5

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